adiwan (adiwan)

  1. @zeldatra For some reason I stumble upon reviews of those emulation machines and even now they are not always delivering the proper performance to even run NES games at a smooth performance. PS2 games, even PS1 and Dreamcast are a joke. There are only few exceptions where they run well enough for an enjoyable experience. The famiclone I had in the 90s was a weird "handheld" one. It was a big black "Game Gear"-like case without a screen that plugged directly into a AC/DC adaptor and it needed to be connected with a RF coax cable to the TV. It really sucked as over time both power and TV plugs on it got loose.

    about 2 days ago from web in context
  2. Children should play a bootleg console at least once in their lives. A good 'ol famiclone. A NES on a chip or anything that promises 99999999 games in one but they are repeats or just start at a different level. This kind of disappointment and wonder is a unique brew of an experience that is both cheap and rich in questionable fun. A lie with an upside. Bonus points if they are actually rom hacks with the weirdest promises.

    about 2 days ago from web in context
  3. @scribus Toner and ink cartridge manufacturers are probably close behind.

    about 5 days ago from web in context
  4. @scribus I think of Avatar The Last Airbender series first, then Ultima.

    about 5 days ago from web in context
  5. Whenever I read "Avatar" I'm always disappointed when it is about James Cameron's crap.

    about 6 days ago from web in context
  6. Having cold sweats and the feeling of fainting because gas accumulated in the bowels is probably the worst and most embarrassing way to feel ill.

    about 9 days ago from web
  7. I'm far from being fat. It shocked me that the belt buckle of my belt broke. It broke from material fatigue. The part that broke was in particular that what is attached to the leather belt. I practically wore the belt for over 4 years, almost daily. Luckily it happened at home. It'd have been embarrassing anywhere else.

    about 10 days ago from web
  8. I HATE GOING TO IKEA. I wanted to buy their pegboard for some organization. Especially there are tons of 3d-printable stuff for that and it is reasonably cheap. However the way to, being at, and the way from IKEA is dreadful. Too many people. Too many cars. Too many people without who are absent-minded. It took half an hour longer than needed in an ideal situation.

    about 12 days ago from web
  9. @zeldatra Free airplane parts to build a sick airplane simulator.

    about 13 days ago from web in context
  10. Ah... The onboarding process to a new project is always littered with problems. Somehow all my system accesses are not configured and even more strangely days after getting an account it is marked for deletion.

    about 14 days ago from web
  11. @scribus So far it hasn't happened to me. In fact I did a speed change to a small portion and it correctly identified that I can enter a maximum speed value until it doesn't fit on the track because a following clip is in its way. However I have to enter that value manually. Clunky but it works.

    about 14 days ago from web in context
  12. The video editor Kdenlive is not so bad. I've been playing with it since it is stable for a long while and the last time I used it was 10 years ago when I was doing my Bachelor thesis. And back then it was in a buggy alpha state. There are however still tons of room for improvements. Especially in the effects department, and the adding and removal of video and audio tracks. For some reason once the project has been initialized you cannot add more tracks. In the audio department I'd like to have bezier curves in the track view to adjust the volume. At least it isn't crashing.

    about 15 days ago from web in context
  13. Got into a project that was adjacent to an old project. It's cool to see that my old accounts and permissions weren't removed.

    about 16 days ago from web in context
  14. Played Balatro because of the hype. It is an insidiously perfect Skinner Box. It is the right amount of strategy and luck, combined with overstimulation by sound and animation, that I give a warning to everyone not to play when they value their own time. In theory it is not a bad game, however all of its design is so casinofied, that I have to give a warning not to play it.

    about 16 days ago from web
  15. I HAAATE that people at my company misuse PDFs and PowerPoint slides as a replacement for internal pages that could be HTML.

    about 17 days ago from web in context
  16. Got myself 100 flower pots for super cheap. The kind of thin plastic and a couple of holes on the bottom. I got them for when my tomatoes have outgrown the initial germination phase. I'm only missing a sack of special earth for germination that has less nutrients to promote root growth. I plan to start growing mid February at the latest.

    about 19 days ago from web
  17. @scribus Cleaning cloths have sometimes strangest odors. Whenever I got free one-time-use ones they smelled more often than not very unappealing. Similarly, the wiper fluid (with anti-freeze) for my car I bought for this winter has the nastiest smells close to the point wanting to replace it. The one I had before was way better and had the usual smell of isopropanol, which I prefer.

    about 20 days ago from web in context
  18. Created a BlueSky account before someone grabs my user name. https://bsky.app/profile/adiwan.bsky.social I don't know how much I'll use it.

    about 20 days ago from web
  19. It is somewhat relieving that the hardware requirements for the Majima game aren't that different to the last few games. My old PC from 2015 is still relevant!

    about 21 days ago from web
  20. Huh... There are no new roller-skates that can be strapped on regular shoes. Everything I found is old vintage roller-skates of dubious quality (rusty and disintegrating leather) and no replacement parts (especially the rollers). I guess I have more success making my own.
    On a second thought: a roller might be better. Bulkier for sure but less prone to accidents.

    about 23 days ago from web
  21. Maybe I could look into acquiring strap-on roller-skates for the morning trips to the bakery. It's about 700m to the bakery. So far I use my bike and it is fine. The latest tyre puncture made me think of alternatives. Walking is an option but it is painfully slow.

    about 23 days ago from web
  22. @scribus I fully agree to that statement.

    about 23 days ago from web in context
  23. The world won't recover from the next four years.... Correction: The world won't recover from the next four days.

    about 24 days ago from web
  24. Yesterday I changed the inner tube of my back tyre of my bicycle because of a puncture. Now I have to change it again because it has lost air again. I'm furious.

    about 24 days ago from web
  25. Ooof... Dodged a bullet. BambuLab 3D printers are now unrecommendable. I low-key thought about getting one but BambuLab went full on locking down the firmware to prevent 3rd-party software to connect to the printer. They had in the terms of service that they would block printing alltogether if the firmware won't be updated. Now they are gaslighting the users that this isn't the case as they have changed their website.

    about 24 days ago from web in context
  26. @scribus It was always kinda janky. I always credited that feeling to the fact that I'm more familiar with photoshop. GIMP has limitations but was for the simple stuff I did fine. Now all the flaws accumulated to a point that boiled over the threshold of any tolerance I had towards GIMP.

    about a month ago from web in context
  27. I've been using GIMP for years for simple image editing. It was always a pain. It is still a pain to use. The more recent changes to dialogue windows made me crawl up the walls. F U GTK. It is a KRITA household now.

    about a month ago from web in context
  28. Skeleton crew ended and over all it was a really good series. The only nitpick I have is that it could have been 5 minutes longer for a neat epilogue. The ending as is was good enough.

    about a month ago from web
  29. Almost 7 years after my first purchase I can still find the exact same model of wallet at the exact same shop AND CHEAPER. I bought a new wallet as my current one is slowly deteriorating. It's fixable I guess but I won't give it much chance to last. I still try but I wanted to be on the safe side as I am too accustomed to my wallet and where everything is placed. One thing will definitely suck after switching to the new one will be that all the patina will be gone. All the naturally darkened leather and scratches from the keys. I could buy an already dark stained but in my opinion it doesn't look as good as a light leather turning dark.

    about a month ago from web
  30. Neat! New Adventure Time comics. https://www.comicsbeat.com/adventure-time-comics-return-oni-press/

    about a month ago from web